Side scrolling plateformer

Brood of Darkness

Pitch
Brood of Darkness - a deadly game of action and mystery that will add new life to Warcraft III. Think Goldenaxe and Castlevania. Now think of the best ingredients from both in one quality adventure.

Intro
He glanced around his cottage for what he knew may be the last time, making sure he had everything. Certain that he had gotten everything, he shifted the small pack on his back to be sure the straps were comfortable. He was stalling, he knew, but he had not expected the news of attacked children and strange disappearances to grow so suddenly. Still, that did not change his destiny. Resolutely, he turned and left the small cottage where he had spent the last ten years of his life.
Outside, Castle LLandri loomed, not far from the village he lived near. Beyond the castle, our hero could see the Forest of Strangers, the forest he would have to move through to ultimately reach Gor'Karnage, where the real threat was stirring. The thought alone made him shudder in mixed revulsion and hatred. He started toward the Forest, on a quest that was all too familiar to his family.


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If anyone is interested in creating a side scrolling plateformer within a near to warcraft universe perhaps we could create this. Being a 2D artist I can do all things such as skin textures and general artwork- backgrounds,logos etc.
Its on other things such as map design and triggering where this project is lacking in members, I personally have never really used we. The hero of the story is currently having the model finished while I do the final touchs to the texture which can be previewed in my avatar. Im very serious about this project and Im sure it could do very well.

Skills needed
At least 1 modeller
At least 2 terrainers
At least 1 triggerer master
And some motivated people to help tell and script the tale and anyone else that would like to help with things such as concept art.

This is interesting. I saw your work before Desperado, its good! And I'd like to help as a m0deller and triggerer!

I've already ideas on the system. Since if the camera is at ground level, you could see under the ground too. So, I'll make special doodads to fit underground using ctrl page up\down, and lock camera at (0) and then use triggers to make arrow key movement(I already know) and a fighting system using the Mercenary system in my head. I've already ideas for a combo system like if you attack, and attack once more consecutively it'll do a different attack animation and damage, like super smash brothers.

welcome aboard. we'll discuss more on msn.
we are still in need of somebody to help out with planification of units and basic storyline and of course all the other skills already posted before.

I can help with all of this, most of all i can do terraining..

I like the idea of CastleVania and GoldenAxe, so you already got something in mind for the characters ?

How many poly ?
A texturere ?
What kind of model ?
....

so when you are able to answer these questions, I 'll see what I can come up with as a model in 3DS.

cheers

for the story im getting someone to help so i cant really say whats going on in this project on the story side yet. dakas explained to me his system and it sounds very interesting i must say, very super mario'ish. at the moment all characters are very vague except for the one in my avatar (which ill post soon once completed) , he could be the main hero, a random enemy or even the bad guy.
so Taylor_Mouse if your interested in helping with models that would be great. for poly limit i dunno, maximum 20 models on the screen at the same time i guess. for like a basic test of your skills how about making a simple bat model that swoops down from the forest trees and attacks our hero?

ok, been thinking more about this project, it should be a castlevania mod roughly based on the first game of the series. Castlevania : Brood of Darkness has a good sound to it as well. The change of universe is mainly due to the fact that we already have some modelers on the team and more to come and basic geoset mergings of grunts seems amateur. Here is the screenshot of the incomplete hero of the family Belmont. the brood of darkness logo is just temporary



Best castlevania ressource site

Hey, I think the idea is really cool. If you like, I can make some weapon models for you. Same msn name I take it? I also had another idea that you might be interested in. Just msg me when Im on and Ill tell you.

I'd like to sign up to do concept arts ... whatever you need, or if you want me to think up unit ideas ...

I want to help out, this project looks awesome; i always loved platform games. I can skin and do concept art but i dont unwrap. Im project revolution member.

btw this project is good idea, it should get its own forum. Ask the admins, i will moderate for you.

yes yes and yes!
first of all STURMguy22, would be nice to work with you again. just pm me your msn, i may have lost it...or blocked it by mistake :)
Lu Baihu, that would be great. make sure to check out that ressource site, has some good info on most units already in game.
Flufner, sounds good to me. Heh, i think its a better idea than playing lego :)
How about you asking the admins for me? I doubt theyll take this seriously coming from someone else but you.